I'm done being nice, as much as I loved Austen's writing (it was stunning), I could not STAND the characters. I know they all had their reasons, but some were just so comically rude and not one bit self-aware. And Elizabeth's mother was just AWFUL, that woman had no manners whatsoever, it's really no question why none of her daughters had any proposals. 
I'm just so upset! I wanted to like this so badly, but I just absolutely despised all the characters, even if I understood their motivations and whatnot! I'm still going to check out her other works, though, because I believe in second chances.